TANCET 2013 : Apply Now

Applications have been invited for the TANCET 2013 to be conducted by Anna University Chennai on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu from candidates who seek admission to 1. MBA, 2. MCA and 3. ME / MTech / MArch / MPlan Degree programmes in Tamil Nadu for the year 2013-2014 offered at University Departments of Anna University Chennai, Anna University Coimbatore, Anna University Trichy, Anna University, Tirunelveli, Govt. Engineering, Arts and Science Colleges, Govt. Aided Engineering, Arts & Science Colleges, and Govt. Quota seats in self-financing Engineering, Arts & Science Colleges / stand-alone Institutions.

Eligibility:
1. MBA: A pass in any recognised Bachelor's Degree with 10 + 2 + 3/4 years pattern or a pass in any Degree with 10 + 3 (Diploma) + 3 years pattern or BE / BTech / BArch / BPharm degree or AIME with 2 years regular full time Teaching Experience / Industrial experience in the relevant field after passing all the subjects. Candidates should have obtained 50% marks in the degree examinations (45% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category)
2. MCA: A pass in any in any recognised Bachelor's degree with 10 + 2 + 3/4 years pattern, or a pass in 10 + 3 (Diploma) + 3 years pattern with Mathematics at + 2 level with Mathematics as one of the subjects. Candidates should have obtained 50% marks in the qualifying examinations (45% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category)
3. ME / MTech / MArch / MPlan: Details of the eligibility conditions will available in the website: www.annauniv.edu

Those who are appearing for final year / semester examination of the above qualifying degree in April / May 2012 can also apply for TANCET 2013.

Application Fee:

• Candidates have to submit only one application for the Entrance Test for all the above PG Programmes.
• The candidates have to pay a fee of Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC / SCA / ST Candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu on production of a copy of Permanent Community Certificate) as entrance test fee for any one of the Programmes either (1) MBA or (2) MCA or (3) ME / MTech / MArch / MPlan.
• If a candidate desires to appear for more than one programme, for every additional programme, he / she has to pay Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC/ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu) along with the filled-in application.

Registration:
The candidates can register for the entrance test in any one of the modes given below.
a. Registration in Person
Candidates can appear in person at the Co-ordinating Centres shown under with the following documents:
i) Copy of X Std. or equivalent mark sheet
ii) Copy of XII Std. mark sheet or 3 years Diploma certificate
iii) Entrance Test Fee in the form of Cash (or) Demand Draft
iv) SC / SCA / ST candidates belonging to Tamilnadu have to produce a copy of the permanent community certificate (card format) for availing fee concession.

b. Internet Registration
Candidates can register through internet by filling-up the application form, downloading it and send it to The Secretary, TANCET, Centre for Entrance Examinations, Anna University, Chennai - 600 025 with the following enclosed:
i) Copy of X Std. or equivalent mark sheet
ii) Copy of XII Std. mark sheet or 3 years Diploma certificate
iii) Entrance Test Fee in the form of Demand Draft
iv) An attested copy of the permanent community certificate (card format) issued by the competent authority of Government of Tamilnadu (for SC / SCA / ST candidates belonging to Tamilnadu).

Co-ordinating Centres:
1. Chennai Examination Centre, Anna University, Chennai.
2. Chidambaram Annamalai University
3. Coimbatore Government College of Technology
4. Dindigul University College of Engineering, Dindigul
5. Erode Institute of Road and Transport Technology
6. Karaikudi Alagappa College of Engineering & Technology
7. Madurai Anna University Regional Centre - Madurai
8. Nagercoil University College of Engineering, Nagercoil
9. Salem Government College of Engineering
10. Thanjavur Kunthavai Naacchiyaar Govt. Arts College for Women
11. Tirunelveli Government College of Engineering
12. Tiruchirappalli Anna University Regional Centre - Tiruchirappalli
13. Vellore Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology
14. Villupuram University College of Engineering, Villupuram
15. Virudhunagar Kamaraj College of Engineering

Examination Centres:
The entrance test will be held at the following cities:
1. Chennai 2. Coimbatore 3. Chidambaram 4. Dindigul 5. Erode 6. Karaikudi 7. Madurai 8. Nagercoil 9. Salem 10. Thanjavur 11. Tirunelveli 12. Tiruchirappalli 13. Vellore 14. Villupuram 15. Virudhunagar

Important Dates:

• Commencement of Online / Internet Registration and issue of Application form in Person: 6th February 2013
• Last date for Online / Internet Registration and Issue of Application at Co-ordinating Centres: 26th February 2013
• Last date for Registration in person at Chennai Centre and receipt of completed application (Registered through Internet): 28th February 2013

Date of Entrance Test:

• MBA: 06-04-2013: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon
• MCA:  06-04-2013: 02.30 pm to 04.30 pm
• ME / MTech / MArch / MPlan: 07-04-2013: 10.00 am to 12.00 noon

For details, Visit the website links: 
www.annauniv.edu/tancet2013
http://www.annauniv.edu/tancet2013/Infn%20_Instn_Booklet%20_Final.pdf

HSEE-2013 : Apply by January 18

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036 has invited applications for the Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination-2013 (HSEE 2013) for admission to the Five-year integrated Master of Arts (MA) Programme, designed to encourage students to engage in critical thinking and research on ideas, people, society and the human condition. 

HSEE-2013 is intended to admit students to this programme in two streams, namely, Development Studies and English Studies. The first two years of the curriculum are common to all students, after which they branch out into one of the two streams. The programme has a total of 46 seats. Allocation of streams will be based on students’ preferences as well as their academic performance during the first three semesters. 

Admission is through Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) to be held on Sunday, April 21, 2013 between 1000 hrs and 1300 hrs at Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. If sufficient number of candidates is not available at any of these cities, the same may be dropped and the candidates will be allocated to a centre in any of the other cities. 

Applicants should have either completed or should be appearing in 2013 in any one of the following qualifying examinations.
(i)    The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central / State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi; etc.
(ii)    Intermediate or two-year Pre- University Examination conducted by a recognized Board / University
(iii)    Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy
(iv)    General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level
(v)    High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University. Any Public School / Board / University Examination in India or in any foreign country recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system
(vi)    H.S.C. Vocational Examination
(vii)    Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects

Courses which are preparatory in nature, without offering any Degree are not considered equivalent to 10+2 system. In case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public examination, the applicant must have passed at least one Public (Board or Pre-University) examination at an earlier level. This is in addition to passing in the qualifying examination with aggregate marks relevant to the category of the candidate.

Applicants belonging to the General category and OBC (CL/NCL) category must secure a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate and those belonging to SC, ST and PD categories must secure a minimum of 55% in aggregate in the Qualifying Examination. If any Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent marks, and submit it at the time of joining. In case, such a certificate is not provided by the candidate, the decision of the HSEE Admission Committee regarding his/her eligibility shall be final.

Only those persons, whose date of birth falls on or after October 1, 1988, are eligible for HSEE-2013. However, in the case of SC, ST and PD candidates, upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years. So applicants belonging to these categories / subcategories born on or after October 1, 1983 are eligible. 

Physical Fitness: All qualified candidates will have to submit a Physical Fitness certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner in the prescribed format that will be made available to them along with ‘offer of admission’ letter. They will be admitted only if they are physically fit for pursuing a course of study at the Institute. 

Admission to the MA program for all foreign nationals will be made through HSEE-2013 only. The eligibility requirements for foreign nationals will be same as those meant for the general category candidates in India.

Reservation of seats will be there for Other Backward Classes (OBC) if they belong to Non-Creamy Layer (NCL), Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Physical Disability (PD) etc. Details are available in the website/Brochure.

Examination fee: There is no examination fee for female candidates. Fee for SC/ST/PD (Male) candidates is Rs.800/- and that for GE/OBC (Male) candidates is Rs. 1600/-. The fees must be paid at Indian Bank using the Challan generated online during the application registration process. In addition, a processing fee of Rs.10 will be charged by the bank (for challan). Applicants can also pay the examination fee through DD, in case there is no branch of Indian Bank in the place of the applicant. The DD should be drawn in favour of ‘IIT Madras HSEE-2013’, payable at Chennai. 

Applications can be submitted online at 
http://hsee.iitm.ac.in till 18th January, 2013. 

Information Brochure can also be downloaded from this site. Options, once selected in the application form, cannot be changed later. After filling up the online application, applicant should take a print of the completed application form and affix his/her colour photograph (against white background). Applicant and parent/guardian must sign on the application form at the specified places and fill-up and check the details of the Challan or DD, in the application form. Facility for the payment of examination fee through Indian Bank Challan will be available till January 25, 2013.

The following supporting documents are to be submitted along with the application form to be sent to JEE Office, IIT Madras.
(i)    Printed application form with photograph pasted, and duly signed by the candidate and the Parent/Guardian
(ii)    Paid Indian Bank challan (IIT Madras copy) / Demand Draft for all male candidates
(iii)    Attested copy of 10th Class Public Examination certificate for Name and Age proof
(iv)    Attested copy of 10+2 Class mark sheet (if already passed 10+2 examination)
(v)    Attested copy of category certificate [SC/ST/OBC(NCL)] . OBC (NCL) certificate must be obtained later than December 1, 2012 (See Appendix-I and Appendix-II of Information Brochure)
(vi)    Attested copy of PD certificate (See Appendix-III of Information Brochure)

The application complete in all respects along with all enclosures and the 'IIT Madras Copy' of the Indian Bank challan generated online or the Demand Draft, must reach the Chairman, HSEE-2013, IIT Madras latest by 5 pm on January 28, 2013. There will not be any acknowledgement of the application. However, as and when the applications are received, it will be reflected on the HSEE website. Candidates should check the HSEE website for the status of their applications after February 15, 2013. Any enquiry may be mailed to hsee@iitm.ac.in 

HSEE-2013 examination is of three hours duration and has two parts. Part I consists of objective type multiple choice questions for 2½ hours duration (150 minutes), administered through computer. Part II involves essay writing for 30 minutes to be written on answer sheet distributed to the candidates at the end of Part I. Part I covers (i) English and Comprehension Skill (25% marks) (ii) Analytical and Quantitative Ability (25% marks) (iii) General Studies covering the areas of Indian Economics (since Independence), Indian Society, Contemporary World Affairs (post-World War II) and (iv) Environment and Ecology (50% marks). Detailed syllabus can be had from the Prospectus.

Part II requires the candidate to write an essay on general topic involving description, or/and reflection or/and discussion. Language of Question Paper will be English. Use Calculators, cell phones, pagers and Log Tables are not permitted inside the examination hall.

Applicants can download their admit card for HSEE-2013 from 10 am on March 18, 2013 till 5 pm on April 18, 2013 from HSEE-2013 website. The Admit Card will bear the name, photograph, date of birth, address and category of the candidate along with name and the address of the HSEE-2013 Centre allotted. The candidate should carefully examine the Admit Card for all the entries made therein. In case of any discrepancy, the candidate should inform the Chairman HSEE-2013 immediately by phone/email/fax. No applicant will normally be permitted to write the examination without a valid Admit Card. The Admit Card should be presented to the invigilators for verification. The candidate’s identity will be verified in respect of his/her details on the Admit Card and centre verification record. Candidates have to carefully preserve their Admit Cards till the entire admission procedure through HSEE-2013 is completed.

Rank list will be prepared based on the aggregate marks obtained in HSEE-2013. A common rank list made up of candidates who score at least 50% in HSEE-2013 will be prepared. Separate rank lists will be prepared corresponding to OBC (NCL), SC, ST and PD categories. Candidates of OBC (NCL) category must score at least 45% in HSEE-2013 examination in order to be in the OBC rank list. Candidates of SC and ST categories must score at least 25% in the HSEE-2013, in order to be in their respective rank lists. A common rank list will be prepared for PD candidates. To be in the PD rank list, candidates must score at least 25% in the HSEE-2013 exam in aggregate. Separate PD rank lists will be prepared corresponding to the OBC (NCL), SC and ST categories. Seats will be allotted using the rank lists and the number of seats available in each category. If a candidate who has been allotted a seat declines to take admission due to some reason or does not respond to the allotment, then such vacant seats will be allotted to the next candidate in the respective rank lists. While allotting a seat, if a candidate belongs to more than one category of relaxed norms, he/she shall be considered only in the category in which he/she gets the maximum benefit. If sufficient OBC (NCL) candidates are not available, then the seats will be de-reserved and will be open for allotment to general candidates.

A candidate scoring more in aggregate mark than another will receive a better rank than the other. If ties occur in the aggregate marks, then one who scores more in Part II (Essay writing) will be given a higher rank. If ties occur in both Part II and the aggregate, then one who scores more in the 'General studies' section of Part I will be given a higher rank. If ties occur in all of aggregate, Essay writing, and General studies, then one who scores more in the 'Analytical Abilities' section of Part I will receive a higher rank. If ties occur after all these tie-break criteria, then they will be given the same rank.

The ranks/scores of the candidates will be available for viewing in the HSEE website on May 15, 2013. The scores/ranks cannot be used by any person / institution without prior permission of Chairman HSEE-2013. Separate performance cards will not be sent individually to the candidates.

Offer Letters to Candidates will be sent from May 16, 2013.

Contact Details: The Chairman, HSEE-2013, JEE Office, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036 (Phone: (044) 2257 8220; Fax: (044) 2257 8224; Email: hsee@iitm.ac.in)

For more information related to the streams and other details, see
http://hsee.iitm.ac.in

HSEE-2013 - Humanities cources at IIT, Madras

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT- Madras) will be conducting Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE - 2013), on April 21, 2013 leading towards admission to Five Year Integrated Master of Arts Programme (M.A) of Academic Year 2013-14 in following disciplines:

• Integrated MA in Development Studies
• Integrated MA in English Studies

Eligibility:
Candidates applying for HSEE-2013 should have either completed or should be appearing in 2013 in any one of the following qualifying examinations (QE):

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central / State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi; etc.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board / University.
• Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
• General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University.
• Any Public School / Board / University Examination in India or in any foreign country recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
• HSC Vocational Examination.
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.

Age Limit:
For general category candidates the date of birth should not be earlier than October 01, 1987 and for SC / ST / PD category candidates, it should not be earlier than October 01,1983.

Examination Centres:
Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Madurai, Mumbai, Mew Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram.

Application:
Application for HSEE-2013 is through online mode at website:
http://hsee.iitm.ac.in
Examination fee (for SC / ST / PD (male) candidates is Rs.800/- and for GE/OBC (male) candidates Rs. 1600/- The fees must be paid through the Indian Bank challan generated online during the application registration process. In addition, a processing fee of Rs.10 will be charged by the bank (for challan).

Candidates may pay the examination fee through Demand Draft (DD), in case there is no Indian Bank branch in your place. The DD should be  drawn in favor of “IIT Madras HSEE-2013”, payable at Chennai and the bank charges must be borne by candidates.

Last date for submission of online application is January 28, 2013.

Important Dates Of HSEE-2013

• Online Application process (HSEE website) - Starts December 19, 2012
• Online Application process (HSEE website) - Ends January 18, 2013
• Payment of examination fee through Indian Bank challan - Starts December 19, 2012
• Payment of examination fee through Indian Bank challan - Ends January 25, 2013
• Last date for receiving completed application from the candidate by registered or speed post January 28, 2013
• Admit Card availability for download (from HSEE website) by candidates - Starts March 18, 2013
• Admit Card availability for download (from HSEE website) by candidates - Ends April 18, 2013
• HSEE-2013 online Examination April 21, 2013
• Result declaration on HSEE website May 15, 2013
• Offer Letters to Candidates - Starts May 16, 2013

For details, log on to the link:
http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/HSEE2013-IB-FINAL-1.pdf

HSEE 2012 Application Form, Exam Dates

This exam is conducted to select aspiring candidates for admitting in innovative courses like Development studies English studies and Economics which is a 5 years integrated master program. The organizer of this exam is Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras.

It s an online exam conducted across all important cites as examination centre in May.The applications are available in the website http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/online/register1.php. The examination fee of Rs.800/- of (general) and Rs.400/- (female, SC/ST, PH) applicants which can be remitted through Demand draft or by cash in Indian Bank. The medium of instruction is English. The results will be declared in June.

In order to take up the examination the candidates must be physically fit as the norms of IIT. The applicants should have completed either 10th or 12th standard with minimum 60% marks or candidates waiting or appearing for the final examination can also take up this exam.

There is upper age limit restriction up to 25 years for general category & there is a relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

The examination is divided into 2 parts namely Part 1 which consists of multiple choice objective questions asked from English and comprehension skill, analytical & quantitative ability that has to be completed within 150 minutes. The Part 2 consists of essay writing on the given topic that has to complete within 30 minutes.

http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/online/register1.php

IIT JEE 2010 overview

Indian Institute of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) conduct a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) every year for the admission to its B-Tech and other courses offered at the IIT Mumbai, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Chennai, IIT Kharakpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IT Varanasi and ISM Dhanbad.

JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2009 (JEE-2009) Application for the examination can be submitted through on-line or offline. Information brochure for IIT JEE 2009 can be downloaded from here .

Off-line:

From any branch of bank candidate may buy application form with the information brochure by giving Rs. 500/- for ST, SC or female (White Color Envelop) and Rs.1000/- for all other candidates (Blue Color Envelop). This information brochure contains all the details related to JEE such as procedure of the application, examination center, syllabus, courses offered by various institutes, fee structure, counseling and other related information about JEE-2009.

On-line:

For the online application form, visit any related site and cautiously follow all the given instructions. This can be done from the IIT websites. There is no need to purchase the hard copy of the application form. However, this method requires a few things like print-out, fee and others to be sent to the IIT Madras postal address. Details can be seen here.

Examination schedule for JEE-2009:

12 April 2009 09.00-12.00 hrs Paper - 1
14.00-17.00 hrs Paper - 2


Syllabus for the Screening Test as well as for the Main Examination will be same. The detailed syllabus will be available in the Information Brochure.

List of the Banks for purchase of the Application Material:

IIT DELHI ZONE: Union Bank of India:

NEW-DELHI: Connaught Place, Karol Bagh (Arya Samaj Road), Nehru Place, Model Town-2, Rajouri Garden, S.D.A., Shahdara, Shalimar Bagh;
HARYANA: Faridabad, Gurgaon;
HIMACHAL PRADESH: Kangra, Mandi, Mehatpur, Shimla;
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Jammu, Srinagar;
MADHYA PRADESH: Gwalior;
PUNJAB: Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Paihankoi, Patiala;
UTTAR PRADESH: Agra, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Mathura.

IIT Kanpur Zone: State Bank of India:
UTTAR PRADESH: Allahabad, Amethi, Ajamgarh, Ballia, Banda, Etawah, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hardoi, Jhansi, Kanpur, Luck now, Raeibareli, Sitapur, Sultanpur;
UTTARAKHAND: Alrriora, Haldwani, Nainital, Pantnagar.

IIT Rookree Zone: Punjab National Bank:
CHANDIGARH
HARYANA: Ambala, Hissar, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar;
UTTARAKHAND: Dehradun, Hardwar, Roorkee, Srinagar, Garhwal Uttarkashi;
UTTAR PRADESH: Aligarh, Bareilly, Bijnor, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur Varanasi.

Examination Pattern for JEE-2007:

JEE 2007 have two papers with three hours each. These papers contain questions from chemistry, physics and mathematics. Each paper has three subsections and contains the questions from three subjects without sectional time limit.

As compared to the last exam, in this new pattern 20 percent time is minimized from first examination to last examination. As per the last exam, if interval is of 2 hours then student will be in exam zone for 8 hours rather than 10 hours.

JEE for UG courses in IITs on April 11

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to the undergraduate courses in 15 Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs) besides ISMU, Dhanbad, would be conducted on April 11, 2010, the Undergraduate Admissions Commiittee said today.

In a press release here, the Committee said two papers, each having separate sections in chemistry, mathematics and physics, will have objective type questions, "designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates."

The syllabus for the examination will also be available on IIT websites. Students can submit the application forms online or off-line, the release said.